Chapter 2 Industrial Trade Association
Section Three: Staff
Article 20
Directors and supervisors of industrial trade association are elected in general meetings by member representatives among them, and then a board of directors, board of supervisors should be established, specific regulations as follows:
1. A Provincial (municipal) industrial trade associations should have no more than twenty-one directors.
2. An industrial trade associations in special zone should not have more than twenty-seven directors.
3. A national industrial trade association should have no more than thirty-three directors.
4. The number of supervisors of an industrial trade associations should not exceed one third of the number of directors.
5. Alternate directors and supervisors of industrial trade associations should be elected, and the number of alternate directors and backup supervisors should not exceed one third of the number of directors and supervisors respectively.
When there are more than three directors or supervisors in an industrial trade association, standing directors or standing supervisors should be elected, the number of standing directors and standing supervisors should not exceed one third of the number of directors and supervisors respectively; the chairperson of directors should be elected from the standing directors, the chairperson of directors should be elected from directors if there is no standing directors.
Article 21
The board of directors and the board of supervisors should carry out their authorities and duties respectively in compliance with decisions and rules adopted in general meetings.
Article 22
The chairperson of the directors must be resident in R.O.C. and he must be of R.O.C. nationality.
At least two thirds of directors, supervisors, standing directors and standing supervisors must be of R.O.C. nationality with residences in P.R.C. respectively.
Article 23
The office term of directors and supervisors is three years; the number of those serving two terms uninterruptedly should not exceed half of the total number in office. The maximum serving terms of chairperson of directors is six years.
Article 24
Directors and supervisors are unpaid positions.
Article 25
In case of any of the following situations, directors and supervisors should be dismissed immediately; the vacancies are to be filled by alternate directors and supervisors respectively:
A. Disqualification of member representatives.
B. Reasonable resignation approved by the board of directors or board of supervisors
C. Dismission and recall of positions in accordance with the Act.
D. The factories or enterprises member representatives delegate withdraw from industrial trade association.
Article 26
Industrial trade associations employ and dismiss staff according to the articles of association and carry out routine work under orders of the chairperson of directors; the employment and dismission of staff of industrial trade associations should be reported by the chairperson of directors to the boards of directors for approval and then submitted to relevant competent authorities for check and reference.